Proverbs 25:27 in the King James Version
It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
Context
26 Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
27 It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it honorable to seek one’s own honor.
28 Like a city that is broken down and without walls is a man whose spirit is without restraint.